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Guadalajara

/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/US/ˌɡwɑdələˈhɑɹə/

Guadalajara proper noun: a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.

Proper noun

Guadalajara

  1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.
  2. A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain.
  3. A city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico.
    • For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.2023 November 17, Michael Snyder, “A Guide to Guadalajara, Mexico’s City of Makers”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2023

Guadalajara meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Guadalajara in Hindi

city in Spain
ग्वादालाख़ारा gvādālāxārā
city in Jalisco, Mexico
ग्वादालाख़ारा gvādālāxārā

Guadalajara in Tamil

city in Jalisco, Mexico
குவாதலஹாரா kuvātalahārā

Guadalajara in Marathi

city in Spain
ग्वादालाहारा gvādālāhārā
city in Jalisco, Mexico
ग्वादालाहारा gvādālāhārā

Guadalajara in Urdu

city in Spain
گوادالاخارا Gvādālāxārā
city in Jalisco, Mexico
گواڈلہارا Gvāḍalahārā
More languagesFewer languages
Guadalajara in Malayalam
ഗ്വാഡലഹാര gvāḍalahāra
Guadalajara in Punjabi
ਗੁਆਦਾਲਾਹਾਰਾ guādālāhārā
Guadalajara in Arabic
وَادِي الْحِجَارَة wādī l-ḥijāra, مَدِينَة الْفَرَج madīnat al-faraj, غْوَادَالَاخَارَا ḡwādālāḵārā
Guadalajara in Persian
گوادالاخارا govâdâlâxârâ
Guadalajara in Thai
กวาดาลาฮารา gwaa-daa-laa-haa-raa

Origin of Guadalajara

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally “valley of stones”). The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

Words that rhyme with Guadalajara

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Questions about Guadalajara

What does Guadalajara mean?
Guadalajara means a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.
What is Guadalajara in Hindi?
Guadalajara in Hindi is ग्वादालाख़ारा (gvādālāxārā). See Guadalajara meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Guadalajara?
Guadalajara is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guadalajara?
Guadalajara is pronounced /ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/ (UK).

Words near Guadalajara in the dictionary

  1. Guacotecti
  2. guacward
  3. Guad.
  4. Guadagno
  5. Guadagnos
  6. Guadalajara
  7. Guadalcanal
  8. Guadalcanal thicketbird
  9. Guadalcanal thicketbirds
  10. guadalcazarite
  11. Guadalete

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Guadalajara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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